If you have a car you no longer use or need, you have several options for what to do with it. You can trade it in, sell it, junk it or donate car to charity. There are many good reasons to donate your car to charity. Here are the top ten:
10. You won’t have to haggle with the car dealer about the trade in amount for your car
9. You won’t have to pay to advertise your car in the newspaper or on line
8. You won’t have to wait at home for people to call or come over to look at the car
7. You won’t have to make repairs to your car, Most charities take them as-is, running or not
6. You won’t have to pay for a junk yard to come and pick it up
5. You won’t have to pay insurance or registration fees anymore; in fact you may get some money back on both
4. You’ll get fast, free pickup.
3. You can donate car on line 24/7; you won’t even have to make a phone call
2. You’ll get a tax deduction of at least $500
1. You’ll support a very deserving charity
Cars4Charities has a very impressive list of charities you can donate car to. That list includes International charities like Freedom From Hunger, Fund For Peace, Helen Keller International, Partners in Health, The Smile Train, TropicalClinics, etc., National charities like the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, the American Foundation for the Blind, the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, the American Parkinson Disease Association, the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias, the Asthma & Allergy Foundation, Autism Speaks, the Brain Trauma Foundation, the Cancer Research Institute, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, the Healthy Building Network, Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, the Kelly Heinz Grunder Brain Tumor Foundation, the Lam Foundation, National Association for Down Syndrome, National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Prevent Cancer Foundation, The SASS Foundation for Medical Research, Teach for America, and many local charities like food banks, homeless shelters, and various other fine charities.
Author Resource:
Karen Campese is the Co-founder and CEO of Cars4Charities, a not for profit car donation center. They have over 1,000 respected charities that you can donate car to. When you donate your car , you get a tax deduction and help a good cause.